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EDC moved into red tier Tahoe Daily Tribune El Dorado County on Tuesday was moved into the less restrictive red tier of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Starting Wednesday indoor dining is allowed at 25% capacity, gyms can open at 10% capacity, retailers can open at 50% capacity and movie theaters can reopen at 25% capacity, among other eased restrictions. “We’re very happy about the news that El Dorado County will move from the most restrictive purple tier where we’ve been since November to the red tier, which literally opens the door to more services and activities for our residents,” said Carla Hass, El Dorado County communications director, in a press release. n

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El Dorado High School Spanish teacher Kimberly Setterlund said she felt lucky as El Dorado Hills Fire Department firefighter/ paramedic Todd Bichel administers her COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic Saturday. “It’s nice to have it now since I see kids all the time. It’s great to have that extra reassurance.”

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feeling that much safer.” With RUSD schools opening full time on March 4, the event was a boon for many. Buckeye Union School District Superintendent Dr. David Roth said he hopes all his district’s employees who are requesting vaccinations will have received their first dose by the end of the week, in time for that district’s full-

Teachers took priority Saturday at the El Dorado Hills Fire Department’s latest COVID19 vaccination clinic, during which paramedics inoculated 440 local educators and 265 senior citizens with the Moderna vaccine. “We knew there The vaccine clinic at the El Dorado Hills Fire Department was widened was a gap for to three lanes to enable over 700 vaccinations to local teachers and teachers to get seniors with 40-plus volunteers working the event. vaccinated and that’s a statewide priority time opening March 15. right now,” said Deputy Chief Mike Lilienthal, who “At this point we have been able to provide 95% pitched the idea to El Dorado County Emergency of our employees with the opportunity for an Operations Center staff and coordinated with the El appointment,” he said, noting that although twoDorado County Office of Education. “We’re well on thirds of BUSD employees have signed up through the pathway to getting all our teachers taken care of. the district, many are receiving vaccines via alternate It’s a really cool thing.” means. “It increases everyone’s safety and it’s peace of Several district superintendents were on hand to mind for all of our teachers and support staff.” volunteer, including Rescue Union School District’s EDCOE Assistant Deputy Superintendent Kevin Cheryl Olson. “It’s been such a wonderful opportunity Monsma was checking people in and said he’s to be in our community and just see how happy pushing to get all district educators a vaccination people are,” she said, making sure paramedics had n See EDUCATORS, page A10 vaccines at the ready. “Everyone is so relieved and

Dawn Hodson Staff writer Two men lost their lives in a car crash Saturday night on Highway 50 in Placerville. Michael W. Cranfill II, 47, of Sacramento was driving a 1995 Nissan XEV6 westbound at an unknown speed around 10:48 p.m. with James M. Biggane, 57, of Carmichael in the passenger seat, according to an incident report from the California Highway Patrol. For reasons unknown to CHP investigators, Cranfill’s vehicle veered to the right and off the roadway as it approached a left curve in the highway near Placerville Drive. His vehicle struck the dirt embankment between the main portion of the highway and the onramp from Placerville Drive to westbound Highway 50. The impact caused the vehicle to roll over and come to a rest on the onramp, facing the wrong way. Cranfill was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt and during the rollover became partially ejected from the vehicle. Cranfill was transported to Marshall Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:37 p.m. Biggane was transported to Sutter Roseville Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries Sunday at 7:38 a.m. The cause of the collision is still under investigation, according to the CHP.

Leaders see bright future for Shingle Springs/Cameron Park Chamber Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer Rebecca Endres, director of customer relations at Kniesel’s Collision and longtime Shingle Springs/Cameron Park Chamber of Commerce member, was installed as board president back in November 2020. With a focus on board development and close scrutiny of defining documents, Endres said she wants to get the chamber back into full gear. Having served as secretary for several years she was a clear choice to further the organization’s mission to “advocate, promote and preserve the quality of life in (the) chamber community by means of a strong, healthy and diverse business community.” “The first thing I want to accomplish is to be a more viable resource to our

membership,” said Endres, who took the president’s role after the previous president resigned due to health issues. To accomplish that, the new president said the chamber needs to address how to stay relevant to the membership, how to represent the membership in the community and politically and how to serve as a community resource. Colette Thiel will serve as board vice president. A recent transplant and owner of Thiel Real Estate & Property Management, Thiel joined the chamber as soon as she arrived in the area. Soon thereafter she was asked to serve as a chamber ambassador. Endres said she recognized Thiel’s experience and ability to serve the chamber in a positive way and asked her to join the board in 2020. n

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Deborah (Debbie) Jane Harmon Jan. 19, 1950 - Feb. 15, 2021

Deborah (Debbie) Jane Harmon was born on Jan. 19, 1950 in Alameda, Calif., and died on Feb. 15, in Sacramento, Calif. She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. She will be welcomed by her husband Charles (Mike) Harmon. She is survived by her children, Benjamin, Joseph and Andrea (Banks) Harmon; her granddaughter, Charlotte Banks. She is also survived by her two brothers Dan Peterson and David Peterson; her two sisters, Darlene Peterson and Dee Mullaney. Debbie spent most of her life in Placerville, Calif., where she worked at Gold Country Retirement Community. She loved people and she had a way of making friends with anyone she encountered. She loved art, mostly painting and watercolor. She loved animals, especially her dog Abby. Her welcoming heart, kind nature and sense of humor will be greatly missed. Services will be held on Saturday, March 20, at 11 a.m. at Elevate Life Church, Sacramento, Calif. 95828.

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Opioid Coalition to COVID-19 case update host virtual summit (Feb. 26 - March 1) El Dorado County Opioid Coalition News release The El Dorado County Opioid Coalition is hosting a free virtual summit, Addressing the Opioid and Overdose Crises in El Dorado County, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The opioid epidemic has been called the worst drug crisis to hit the U.S., with 2020 having the highest overdose deaths on record. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans die from opioid and other drug overdoses, devastating families and communities. EDCOC is working collectively with local and national experts to discuss current and future solutions to address the opioid crisis. The goal is to increase awareness about services available within El Dorado County. There will be several local presenters from Barton Health, Marshall Medical Center, Shingle Springs Health and Wellness Center, the El Dorado Community Health Center and El Dorado County Public Health. The focus will be on California Bridge programs, the expanding role of harm reduction, the status on COVID-19, polysubstance use and abuse and medicationassisted treatment programs. The keynote speaker is Dr. Corey Waller, a boardcertified practicing emergency medicine and pain addiction medicine specialist. Waller is a nationally recognized expert in substance use disorder and the editor-in-chief of the American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria, a set of guidelines on how to treat patients with addiction conditions. His speaking topics will include substance use disorder treatment for people who are incarcerated with the criminal justice system, substance use disorder comorbidities and overdose prevention. To register for the event go to tinyurl.com/ zn28p3f4. For more information or questions regarding the opioid summit contact Chris Weston, project director, at cweston@comcast.net or Kirsten Rogers, project manager, at rogers_kirsten@ comcast.net.

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11:30 a.m. A 24-year-old woman is suspected to have stolen $950 from a business on Placerville Drive. 8:56 p.m. A 28-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive on suspicion of misconduct due to alcohol. 9:42 p.m. An unknown suspect reportedly assaulted a man at Home Depot. 11:02 p.m. An 18-year-old man was arrested on Broadway for reportedly assaulting two women and a man.

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2 a.m. A 28-year-old woman with a warrant out for her arrest was taken into custody on Cold Springs Road. 9:08 a.m. A 23-year-old man was arrested on Wiltse Road after being advised he should vacate property that did not belong to him. 12 p.m. Assault in the form of pushing during a verbal argument was reported on Hillside Court. The argument was allegedly over dogs chasing chickens.

Feb. 8 7:15 a.m. A stereo was reported stolen out of a vehicle on Cold Springs Road. 9:40 a.m. A male suspect smeared a substance, possibly blood, on a window of a business on Broadway. 10:23 a.m. Fuel was stolen from multiple vehicles on Fair Lane over the span of four weeks. 2:35 p.m. Property was found at the El Dorado County Library’s Placerville branch on Fair Lane.

7:10 a.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Main Street on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

2:35 p.m. Front and rear license plates were found on Manor Drive and booked for safe-keeping.

Feb. 6 10:54 a.m. A 28-year-old man with an active warrant out for his arrest was taken into custody on Main Street.

Feb. 9 5:06 p.m. A 30-year-old man was arrested on Corker Street for reportedly kicking a car door and causing damage.

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11:49 p.m. A 32-year-old woman with a felony warrant out for her arrest was taken into custody on Broadway. Officers also found methamphetamine and a glass

10:44 a.m. A 49-year-old man with a felony warrant out for his arrest was taken into custody on Main Street.

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GDPUD board meets regarding new GM Dawn Hodson Staff writer

House destroyed by fire not insured; fund set up to help Last Tuesday a fire broke out in Pleasant Valley, totally destroying the home the Hensley family reportedly had been working on for four years. By the time the fire was put out, firefighters said the entire structure and everything in it was a total loss. What was worse, according to family friend Connie

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response so far in its search for a new general manager. Steve Palmer, the district’s last general manager, resigned a year ago. In his place, Jeff Nelson has been acting as GDPUD’s interim general manager. Saunders said the selection of candidates for interviews will probably begin after the current board vacancy is filled. The current vacancy is the result of Cindy Garcia resigning at the last board meeting after she announced she was relocating to Florida.

The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District Board of Directors held a special meeting Friday to discuss its search for a new general manager. Michael Saunders, president of the board, said because the district has added so many new board members, the closed session was held to review the contract for the general manager and duty statements, discuss how the board wants to conduct candidate interviews and to get an update on the

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Abbott, is that the building was uninsured. The family had been living in a small home and in one of several RVs parked on the property while construction was going on. Abbott said the family said they think it was actually an electrical short in one of the RVs parked on the property that started the fire. Deciding to help out, Abbott has since set up

a fundraising account on behalf of the family at El Dorado Savings Bank. Anyone can go to any of El Dorado Savings Bank’s many locations and make a donation if they would like to help the family. Abbott wanted it known that every penny donated will go to the Hensleys. Donations should be made to the Hensley Family Fund.

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“This move means we regain some sense of normalcy in our lives and brings a level of relief to our small businesses that have borne the brunt of the pandemic. So many of our residents have suffered enormous economic loss due to the shutdown associated with high levels of positive COVID-19 cases and deaths. This change in status gives them a longawaited economic boost.” Officials said the move was based on the county’s overall test positivity rate and the positivity rate in the county’s socioeconomically disadvantaged census tracts for two consecutive

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With a relatively new board of directors, the path seemed clear to Endres — improve the chamber services and grow the membership. With chamber consultant Fred Ott, who founded the chamber nearly 45 years ago, sharing a wealth of knowledge that will help move the chamber forward, both Thiel and Endres said they see many opportunities for improvement to the chamber and how it serves its members. “By bringing our membership and users into the 21st century with a robust social media presence and utilization of online document sharing, we can better serve our membership both in the public relations arena and with quick communication with members on important issues they might be facing,” Endres said. Losing a fulltime staff person when COVID-19 hit

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weeks. The move wasn’t based on the county’s daily case rate, which is currently at 7.6. “… this is not the time to relax the behaviors that have gotten us to this point,” said Hass. “Even with the tens of thousands or residents who have already been vaccinated, it’s imperative that we continue to take the actions to further protect our residents and visitors.” For more information about what it means for the county to be in the red tier go online to covid19.ca.gov/safereconomy.

made it difficult to accomplish day-today tasks in the office leaves the chamber in yet another position for reinvention. With upward of 150 members the chamber is representing a large portion of the business community in Cameron Park and Shingle Springs and leaders plan to be available as often and as quickly as possible to their membership. Despite the challenges facing them, Endres and Thiel said they see a bright future for the economic climate of Cameron Park and Shingle

Springs. Implementing and maintaining new standards of administration and communication will help them to move forward, serving their constituents and accomplishing their collective mission.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). In order to do the thing you want to do, and have the effect you believe is possible on others, preparations must be made. You’ll spend much more time preparing than you will executing the plan, and that’s how it should be! SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You show up and give, and then you become known for that gift, whatever it is. Perhaps it’s a smile, your knowledge, a helping hand or, your favorite, the mystery box option that keeps them guessing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Involve people in your process. It’s just more fun when you incorporate the opinions and needs of others and figure out where the interests overlap and complementary skills meet up. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). One of the soft speculations of the day will prove persistent. If, after more consideration, you deem the idea worthy, then, over time, it will take on the mental steel and concrete it needs to be a full-blown pursuit. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). This information you carry is getting heavy. You’ve been lugging it like a backpack on a third-grader at the kind of school that has yet to move to digital tablets. Set it down. Unpack it. Leave some of it behind. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When a relationship matters to you, you’re vulnerable to things like jealousy and insecurity. These reactions are compliments. There’s no harm in revealing just a glimpse of these feelings should they arise.

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of professionals “would consider” a move to a different city, if their employer offered them a permanent remote work arrangement, and 4 percent have already moved. One benefit to companies with remote employees across the country (instead of just near their offices) is expanding their recruiting and hiring talent pool. Now companies can find the right person for the job from anywhere in the country. Many employers, however, are hesitant to allow permanent employee relocation because it may lead to more administrative complications. For example, if one employee moves to another state, different wage and hour laws may apply. Even within California, different localities have different local ordinances that can affect your workforce. Managing benefits can also create headaches. What does HR do if the company’s health plan isn’t available in your employee’s new state? There are no easy answers. One of the biggest issues between companies and permanent remote workers is determining

employee pay. If an employee moves to a place with a lower cost of living, would their pay decrease? Conversely, if they move to a state with a higher cost of living, would their pay increase? Seventy-four percent of HR managers say that their home office location will determine an employee’s salary, and 23 percent say that an employee’s new location will determine what they’re paid. A decision hadn’t been made in the final 3 percent. Notably, when employees were asked if they were willing to take a pay cut in order to relocate, 75 percent said they would not. Allowing employees to continue working remotely while relocating, sometimes thousands of miles across the country, may not work for every company. Still, companies can potentially gain a strong advantage in gaining and keeping their talent, if employees know they have the flexibility to live anywhere they choose while working for the company. —Mike McCluskey, Senior Technical Editor, CalChamber

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State’s school reopening row nears climax

alifornia’s management of the COVID19 pandemic has been, to say the least, erratic with everchanging state decrees on business openings and closings and personal conduct and, most recently, a chaotic rollout of vaccinations. Dan Walters There has been, however, one constant. The state’s public schools quickly shut down when Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency and assumed one-man command of the crisis and with few exceptions have remained shuttered since. The shutdown, coupled with other restrictions, effectively quarantined 6 million school children in their homes while school authorities attempted, with uneven success at best, to continue classes via the internet. Everyone agrees that the situation has stunted educational achievement with potentially immense adverse consequences for both the students — particularly poor and English-learner students already at risk of failure — and the larger society. It could even be worse. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association last fall projects that heavy loss of classroom instruction could slice years off the lives of students. “In this decision analytical model of years of life potentially lost under differing conditions of school closure, the analysis favored schools remaining open,” the study concluded. “Future decisions regarding school closures during the pandemic should consider the association between educational disruption and decreased expected lifespan and give greater weight to the potential outcomes of school closure on children’s health.” All of the adults involved in educational policy — Newsom, legislators, local officials, teachers, school unions and school trustees and administrators — agree that the schools must reopen. However, they’ve wrangled incessantly over when and how. For months Newsom shied away from directly confronting the school reopening issue, saying he wanted schools to reopen but didn’t want to intrude on local authority. However, it was evident that he really didn’t want to confront school unions, particularly the powerful California Teachers Association, which were setting virtually impossible conditions for reopening. Late last year the political dynamics of the impasse changed when a nascent drive to recall Newsom suddenly shifted into high gear. Sensational revelations that the governor had attended a lobbyist’s birthday party at an expensive Napa restaurant, violating in spirit his “stay-athome-and-wear-your-mask” admonitions, seemed to spark the shift. However, as signature-gathering on recall petitions has surged, another factor has been n

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Letters to the Editor Heartsick EDITOR: eing an 89-year-old widow on a fixed income I feel compelled to express my feelings concerning the outrageous attack on our Capitol. Donald J. Trump was raised by a father he idolized. He trained him to be a bully and never accept losers — so much for good sportsmanship. Both parents substituted money for love and parental guidance. As a result, he became a pathological liar, making his world the way he wants it — not as it really is. He’s never had to earn money and has inherited the money he throws around. He’s not a good businessman as he has gone bankrupt several times. Sen. Mitch McConnell admitted that Donald J. Trump is responsible for the attack on the Capitol and yet acquitted him. Five people died during the attack but somehow that doesn’t seem to matter. What a great example this sends to our young people. MARGARET HATHAWAY Placerville

Supervisors to the Veteran Affairs Commission on Feb. 9. The residents of El Dorado County should consider that the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the Proud Boys a recognized hate group and that according to recent Newsweek reporting, they were named a white supremacist terrorist organization by Canadian Lawmakers. Perhaps the people of El Dorado County should be concerned that the Proud Boys participated at a community event wearing their colors and Chris Cockrell stood with this group and is now appointed to a government commission by the county Board of Supervisors. Does this mean Proud Boys will be allowed to normalize themselves in our community and be appointed to government positions? Are Proud Boys currently in elected offices? Is this an identity El Dorado County wishes to adopt? Protecting our democratic values and safeguarding the human rights of all the people of our county will depend on the will of our leaders and the people of our county who elected them. LARA GULARTE Diamond Springs

How we define ourselves matters

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EDITOR: local newspaper article concerns the appointment of Chris Cockrell to the El Dorado County Veterans Affairs Commission. George Turnboo, the county supervisor who nominated him, reports the Proud Boy affiliation was all a mistake. Concern about Chris Cockrell’s alleged membership in the Proud Boys started at a Placerville Toys for Tots event on Main Street. In a photo Mr. Cockrell displayed a hand sign identified as a gesture of white supremacy. Calling it a mistake, Mr. Cockrell has not yet denounced the Proud Boy group, nor does he deny his affiliation. Despite 200 pages of emailed comments from local citizens opposing the nomination of Chris Cockrell, and almost an hour of public comments, he was appointed by the El Dorado Board of

EDITOR: atricia Pava recenlty wrote complaining of McClintock supporting Trump and hoping enough Bay Area people move here to put her beloved liberals in. Let’s take those two one at a time. I can see her opposition to Trump. He gave us the lowest minority unemployment ever recorded, which is an anathema to the Democrats who like to keep minorities unemployed, dependent and poorly educated. Then, in an incredible example of convoluted reasoning, she wants Bay Area types to move here so as to make El Dorado County just like the failed liberal disaster they moved here to escape. Really? GEORGE ALGER Placerville

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Investments today make for a resilient, reliable future

extensive planning to s we mark a maximize our water year since the supplies and guard challenges against multi-year associated droughts, like the one with the COVID-19 that ended in 2016. pandemic began, I Key to these efforts is would like to take Jenkinson Lake This a moment again to reservoir is managed recognize each and to supply two years of every El Dorado water supply for our Irrigation District customers even during worker. Like our sister Jim Abercrombie drought conditions. agencies that provide Even though we are essential services for entering what appears to be a second public health and safety, I am deeply dry consecutive dry year, we are well proud of the work EID employees positioned to meet our customers’ have undertaken over a year full of needs throughout 2021. challenges. A highlight of this long-term EID’s employees are dedicated and planning was the purchase of Sly take pride in the work they do for Park Recreation Area’s Jenkinson the communities they serve and live Lake. Last year the district celebrated in. I am gratified and proud to work the final payment on the bonds that with women and men who, with the allowed EID to purchase the lake utmost safety and care, continue to from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. ensure that our community’s vital Jenkinson Lake is EID’s primary water and sewer services remain reliable and safe, 24-hours a day, year drinking water reservoir and has the ability to serve most of EID’s round. customers. In fact, as EID makes As I write this column in late February the water year is off to a necessary upgrades to other treatment facilities, this winter Jenkinson Lake slow start. The Central Sierra region’s is supplying water to 100 percent of snowpack that feeds the watersheds EID customers connected to the main we rely on is at 73 percent of normal. water system from Pollock Pines to El While a single dry year is not an Dorado Hills. emergency, multiple dry years in a Long-term water supply planning row can be cause for concern. We are and investment make EID better not there yet. The district undertakes The Mountain Democrat welcomes letters up to 500 words. Letters may be edited. We reserve the right to edit submissions. Include your name, address and phone number for verification purposes.

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prepared to meet the ongoing needs of our community, including during times of drought. And because of the investments we have made (like the acquisition of Jenkinson Lake) and continue to make to replace critical components of our infrastructure, EID’s water security continues to increase. The following projects now under way highlight the need for continued investment in EID’s aging infrastructure. The modest rate adjustments that were approved in December 2020 for 2021-2025 are used for these projects and without these adjustments they would not be possible. The Folsom Lake intake project, which began construction in 2020, is a costly project that is critical to delivering water to the western portion of our service area. Although the district is capable of meeting district-wide winter demands from Jenkinson Lake, summer demands in the western area must be met by supplies available in Folsom Lake. The intake supplies raw water from the lake to EID’s El Dorado Hills Water Treatment Plant, where it is treated and then delivered to customers in El Dorado Hills. The facility is EID’s sole means of accessing its water supplies from Folsom Lake and provides the only access to a third of the district’s water

supply. Flumes and canals along the 22-mile El Dorado canal system are regularly scheduled for replacement in EID’s capital improvement program and are equally vital as a conduit for raw water that our customers ultimately use, whether it be for drinking water or generating hydroelectric power to offset the cost of provided drinking water supplies. This vital artery, providing another third of EID’s water supply to its customers, runs through mountainous terrain that makes repair and replacement costly. But their role in maintaining our resilient water supply is unmatched: they are the primary means of supplying the northern portion of EID’s service area and also deliver water that can be supplied by gravity to communities all the way to El Dorado Hills. These projects illustrate just a few examples of how your money is being put to work to increase the reliability and health of the aging infrastructure that our communities rely on every single day. Our crews work hard, day or night, rain or shine every day of the year to keep your system reliably running. With care, targeted investment, hard work and planning, the infrastructure will serve us for generations to come. Jim Abercrombie is EID’s general manager.

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parental anger over inaction on reopening schools. Suddenly, or so it seemed, Newsom morphed from reluctant bystander to ardent school reopening advocate, declaring that schoolhouse doors could swing open safely without the stringent conditions laid down by the CTA and other unions and backed by union-friendly Democratic legislators. The wrangling may be headed for a climax of some kind, either a standoff or a negotiated agreement. Legislative leaders have unveiled a reopening plan that mirrors the financial aspects of Newsom’s proposal — billions of extra dollars to compensate for the void in classroom time — but essentially gives the unions a veto over when and how classroom instruction would resume. Newsom immediately rejected it, saying, “I made

it crystal clear. I can’t support something that’s going to delay the safe reopening of schools for our kids. … We would be, if we adopted that proposal, an extreme outlier.” He did, however, offer an olive branch by setting aside 10% of the state’s vaccination supplies to inoculate teachers. With his new assertiveness after many months of passivity, Newsom is signaling to parents — potential recall election voters — that he’s on their side. But every day schools remain closed, the toll on students increases, the anger of stressed-out parents grows and the issue looms ever-larger as a factor in the recall movement. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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El Dorado High School seniors Dominic Raffetto, left, and Charles Chelberg sign their letters of intent to attend California State University, Humboldt, as their head coaches Tena and Peanut Harms look on proudly. “These guys have been impressive leaders and have done an incredible job,” Tena said.

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by. They were also impressed with the closeness of the school’s cross country and track and field teams. ominic Raffetto and Charles “It’s almost the same family as we Chelberg of the El Dorado High have here,” Chelberg said. School cross country team have At Humboldt they will run under committed to continue their academic Jamey Harris, who won the USA Track and athletic futures at California State & Field Outdoor men’s 1,500 meters University, Humboldt, next year. national championship in 1998. The seniors helped lead the Cougars Raffetto and Chelberg visited the to the state championship meet last campus together around New Year’s year as juniors before the high while building a school cross “Two best friends going to foundation for the country season college together, how much future. began. A few “Kids like weeks later, in better can it get than that?” that don’t come the team’s first — Dominic Raffetto, race, Raffetto and around very El Dorado High School senior and California Chelbreg were two often,” said El State Universtiy, Humboldt commit of the five Cougars Dorado head coach Tena to reach the Harms. “They finish line within are great people, seconds of each impeccable character, great leaders, other as El Dorado swept the top-five great runners. They come every single finishes in a meet featuring multiple day to practice. They are very talented. schools, including Oak Ridge. They are irreplaceable, really.” Since, the duo has taken turns leading As soon as last year’s track season the team, according to Harms. While came to an early halt due to COVID-19, they won’t have a chance at getting Raffetto and Chelberg began organizing back to the state championship due runs for the team, according to Harms. to a shortened season, they will still Raffetto will be majoring in criminal be able to win a championship March justice and Chelberg will be majoring in 13 at Union Mine High School in a wildlife biology when they head up to a n See Runners, page A10 campus they said they were both awed

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opportunity. “Our goal is by the end of March, we have everyone in education in El Dorado County who wants it to get it,” he shared, adding that childcare workers are next. While this is the biggest clinic he’s coordinated so far, 400 more educators will be vaccinated through Safeway next week. Out of 3,500 staff in the county, he estimates that at least 1,600 have received a dose. Liz Garcia Dowel of Black Oak Mine Unified School District teaches afterschool classes and was excited to bare her arm. “I’m very stoked,” she said, adding that she looks forward to seeing students soon. “I miss their little faces.” English teacher Edward Larson and shop teacher Eric Harrelson from Golden Sierra High School admitted that they were saved by the event’s efficiency. “The dog ate my homework,” joked Larson. “We actually forgot our paperwork so we appreciate them not turning us away.” Although educators were the main event, Lilienthal said he was glad to be able to serve the senior cohort again, explaining that the EOC coordinated with senior centers to identify individuals struggling with the sign-up process. “We knew there was still a need for the elderly population and we like that idea of serving that higher age group at the fire station because we have the resources to deal with any problems,” he said. That afternoon one individual developed an allergic reaction and another fainted within minutes of each other. Luckily, no hospital visits were required and both recovered while being monitored by paramedics. Proud of having administered nearly 3,000 doses in the past month, EDH Fire Cvhief Maurice Johnson said he was glad to give up his Saturday. “Just to see the excitement on their faces, the look of relief is amazing,” he said, adding that the partnership with El Dorado County Public Health and EDCOE has been smooth sailing.

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OR-93 is seen wearing a GPS collar. The male wolf was tracked traveling from Oregon to Alpine County, which neighbors El Dorado County.

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A GPS-collared gray wolf has dispersed from Oregon into California, traveling farther south than the collared wolves that preceded him. Known as OR-93 the wolf is a young male that dispersed from Oregon’s White River pack, southeast of Mt. Hood. He was fitted with a tracking collar by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs within the White River pack’s territory in June 2020. Like many young wolves, he subsequently left his pack in search of new territory and/or a mate. After arriving in Modoc County in early February heThe quickly passedTrail through Gold Country Guide portions of numerous California counties before arriving last week in A collection of Day Hiker Alpine County, between the trans-Sierra State columns first published Highways 4 and 108. He then moved into Mono in the Auburn Journal between 2016 2018 County, putting him hundreds of miles from the The Gold Country Trailand Guide Oregon state line and his natal territory. California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff A collection of Dayof Hiker A collection Day Hiker columns first published will continue to monitor his whereabouts with the in columns the Auburn Journal can be seen the cooperation of the Oregon Department of Fish and between 2016 and 2018 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in Wildlife. OR-93 is the 16th gray wolf documented to have the Mountain Democrat dispersed into California and most of those animals have traveled from Oregon. One of those dispersing wolves, OR-54, traveled as far south as the Lake Tahoe Basin before returning north. The others have primarily traveled and sometimes settled in California’s northernmost counties. The first wolf known in California since the 1920s, OR-7, first visited in late 2011. Since then, the state has seen the formation of two packs. The Placerville News Co, Placerville Shasta Pack in Siskiyou County had five pups in Also at Amazon.com California Welcome Center, El Dorado Hills

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2015 before disappearing late that year. The Lassen Pack, which occupies parts of Lassen and Plumas counties, has produced pups each year from 2017 to 2020. Additionally, a new pair of wolves has recently been documented in Siskiyou County and CDFW biologists think it is likely they will produce pups this spring. CDFW is working to monitor and conserve California’s small wolf population and is collaborating with livestock producers and diverse stakeholders to minimize wolf-livestock conflicts. Gray wolves are currently listed as endangered pursuant to California’s Endangered Species Act. Their management in California is guided by CESA as well as CDFW’s Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves in California, finalized in 2016. More information is available on CDFW’s wolf webpage at wildlife.ca.gov/conservation/mammals/ gray-wolf. CDFW encourages those who see wolves to detail their sightings on its online reporting site at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Gray-Wolf/ Sighting-Report.

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race being dubbed “The County Championship” that will feature El Dorado County teams as well as other teams in the region looking to race. Raffetto and Chelberg will then compete in El Dorado’s track and field season before heading upstate to college. “Two best friends going to college together, how much better can it get than that?” Raffetto said.

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Fundraising challenge gets sticky for local teacher Jana Rossi Staff writer

local teacher turned to the video sharing app Tik Tok to teach her students the importance of giving back and thus far has raised more than $50,000 for Shriners Hospitals for Children. Miss Sutherd’s popular Tik Tok videos she calls “Oh Crap Moments” describe “the moments in teaching when kids say or do the oddest, silliest and/or inappropriate things that you’re not quite sure how to react to.” They have gained a large following noticed by her fourth-grade class. That’s when her students handed her a challenge — get a shout-out from actor Jack Black. Amused, she shared the challenge on Tik Tok and was flooded with “Hi Miss Sutherds,” not only from Black, but other celebrities and athletes from major sports across the board. Amassing more than 50 million views and gaining 1 million followers in one night, Sutherd turned the tables and presented her class with her own challenge — exchange tickets they earned in class that are normally redeemed for prizes and instead turn them

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filed by TINA PERRY in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. THE PETITION for probate requests that TINA PERRY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will

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allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person

files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 6, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 129 at 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or

file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general

personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: TINA PERRY 2729 Taft Street Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 678-9111 8652 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0155 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPA SERVICE MASTER, located at 1620 Pheasant Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): J & J Consulting Services Inc, 1620 Pheasant Way, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/21/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jennifer McCarty JENNIFER MCCARTY, SECRETARY I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/04/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8656 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0060 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALARMPRO, located at 3501 Cedar Creek Rd, Mt Aukum, CA 95656/Mailing Address: PO Box 282, Mt Aukum, CA 95656 Registered owner(s): 1. Brad J Vadnais, 3501 Cedar Creek Rd, Mt Aukum, CA 95656, 2. Golvia A Vadnais, 3501 Cedar Creek Rd, Mt Aukum, CA 95656 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/12/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Brad Vadnais BRAD VADNAIS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8657 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0156 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CLEAR WATER CONSULTING, located at 2584 Greenwood Lane, Unit 10, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: PO Box 244, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Sara C Knizek, 2584 Greenwood Lane, Unit 10, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sara Knizek SARA KNIZEK, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/04/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM

THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8658 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0141 The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: 1. QUIXOTIC CLOTHING, 2. QUIXOTICCLOTHING.COM, located at 2789 Kaweah Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Carlos Medina, 2789 Kaweah Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682, 2. Jacqueline Medina, 2789 Kaweah Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carlos Roger Medina CARLOS ROGER MEDINA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/01/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8659 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0082 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRO-PLANT, located at 1510 Creekside Lane, Rescue, CA, 95672 Registered owner(s): Christopher Ziyalan, 1510 Creekside Lane, Rescue, CA, 95672 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christopher Ziyalan CHRISTOPHER ZIYALAN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/20/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8661 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0182 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CONE KINGS, located at 2746 Carnelian Cir., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Perms Business Group LLC, 2746 Carnelian Cir., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael Braun MICHAEL BRAUN, MANAGING GENERAL MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on

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02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8673 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0179 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: I FIX HANDYMAN SERVICES, located at 1089 Crestline Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Farid Zadran, 1089 Crestline Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Farid Zadran FARID ZADRAN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8674 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0183 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KIMBER HEAT AND AIR, located at 3810 Millbrae Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): William Jim Elrod, 3810 Millbrae Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/29/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ William Jim Elrod WILLIAM JIM ELROD, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8675 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (NON-FORECLOSURE) CCP 701.540 OR 716.020 Court Case #: SCV258490 Sheriff’s File # 20000790 Under a WRIT OF EXECUTION issued by the Superior Court, County of Sonoma, State of California on 06/09/2020 on a Judgment rendered on 09/07/2018 ln Favor of: David Lonich And against: David Fred Blakefield, et al For the sum of: $179,176.23 I have levied upon all the right, title, claim and interest of the judgment debtor(s): David Fred Blakefield real property in the county of El Dorado described as follows: The Land Referred to Herein Below is Situated in the City of Placerville, County of El Dorado, State of California and is Described as Follows: Lot 7 of Bedford Woods Subdivision, Filed in the Office of the County Recorder, County of El Dorado, State of California on January 23, 2002 in Book I of Maps at Page 124. Property located at the street

address commonly known as 7 Bedford Avenue, Placerville, CA 95667 APN: 050-620-07-100 Minimum bid, if applicable: $0.00 PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD REFER TO SECTIONS 701.510 TO 701.680 INCLUSIVE OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURES FOR PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECT OF THE SALE AND THE LIABILITY OF DEFAULTING BIDDERS. PUBLIC NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in lawful money of the United States, all the right, title, claim and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the above described property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said judgment, with accrued interest and costs on 03/10/2021 at 10:00 am at the following location: El Dorado County Sheriffs Office - Placerville, 200 lndustrial Drive Placerville, CA 95667 Directions to property location may be obtained from the levying officer upon written or oral request. Dated: 02/08/2021 at city of South Lake Tahoe John D’Agostini, Sheriff County of El Dorado State of California Joe R Abramson, Esq 21700 Oxnard Street Suite 1770 Woodland Hills CA 91367 By /s/ Rebecca Arellano Sheriff’s Authorized Agent Liens may be present which may or may not survive this levy 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8676 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0188 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SNOWLINE VIDEO, located at 6151 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726/Mailing Address: 6261 Starkes Grade Road, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Thomas H Okumoto, 6261 Starkes Grade Road, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Thomas H Okumoto THOMAS H OKUMOTO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/12/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8677 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0191 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOYECHKO DENTAL, located at 3420 Coach Ln, Ste 6, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Oksana Boyechko DMD APC, 4200 Mother Lode Dr, Ste A, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Oksana Boyechko OKSANA BOYECHKO, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/12/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8678 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0216 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RT S MOBILE WELDING, located at 5401 Merchant Circle, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Wendy Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El

Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/04/2013 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Wendy Adams WENDY ADAMS, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/19/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8696 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0217 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 3 FOLD CORD, located at 5407 Merchant Circle, El Dorado, CA 95623/Mailing Address: 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): 1. Dexter F Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623, 2. Simone R Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623, 3. Wendy L Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Wendy Adams WENDY ADANS, GENERAL PARTNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/19/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8697 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0215 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A PERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING, located at 4077 Alice Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): A Personal Touch Cleaning, Inc., 4077 Alice Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/10/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christopher Adams CHRISTOPHER ADAMS, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/18/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8698

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0213 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALIFORNIA SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, located at 6100 Enterprise Dr Unit F, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: 5647 Pine Haven Dr Unit A, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): 415 Design Build, 200 Valley Dr Ste 28, Brisbane, CA 94005 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/18/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kenneth J Crompton KENNETH J CROMPTON, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/18/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8699 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0186 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. BEAR FLAG HOME LOANS, 2. BEAR FLAG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, located at 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Bear Flag Realty & Co, 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Martin Atencio MARTIN ATENCIO, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8700 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0208 The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: BLITZ ORGANIZATION, located at 4213 Borders Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Kristina K Lewis, 4213 Borders Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/15/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kristina Lewis KRISTINA K LEWIS, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/18/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8701 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0241 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MIDTOWN AUTOS, located at 1864 Broadway, Suite H, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 5049 Courtney Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Hai M Nguyen, 1864 Broadway, Suite H, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/24/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Hai Nguyen HAI NGUYEN I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/25/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8723 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0239 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A.C. TOWING AND TRANSPORT, located at 4021 Lime Plant Rd, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: PO Box 1667, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Curtis Industrial Inc., 3971 Lakeview Dr, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeremiah J Curtis JEREMIAH J CURTIS, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/25/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8724 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0243 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CEDAR & TWINE CO, located at 3266 Cambridge Rd., Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Courtney Scantlin, 3266 Cambridge Rd., Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/25/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Courtney Scantlin COURTNEY SCANTLIN I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF

A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 8725 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0247 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. TIMLA PRINTING, 2. TIMLA TILE STONE CLEANING, located at 3460 Robin Lane #12A, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 2511 57th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95822 Registered owner(s): Nelson T Opileh, 2511 57th Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95822 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/25/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nelson T Opileh NELSON T OPILEH I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 8726 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0248 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JANET’S DECOR N MORE, located at 1361 Command Post Dr, Somerset, CA 95684/ Mailing Address: PO Box 431, Mount Aukum, CA 95656 Registered owner(s): Janet Tempel, 1361 Command Post Dr, Somerset, CA 95684 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/26/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janet Tempel JANET TEMPEL I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 8727 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0145 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAMERADO BREWING CO., located at 2650 Cameron Park Drive, Ste 370, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 2201 Francisco Drive, Ste 140-633, El Dorado Hls, CA 957624428 Registered owner(s): Daniel L Lowrance, 712 Powers Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Daniel L Lowrance DANIEL L LOWRANCE, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/02/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY

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CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 8728 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0244 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HERITAGE PROPERTIES, located at 5281 Honpie Road, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: POB 1340, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Land Assignment and Planning Committee, 5281 Honpie Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Unincorporated Association other than a partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/15/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cynthia Romero CYNTHIA ROMERO, LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 8729 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0245 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: H:R DESIGN ARCHITECTURE, located at 3280 Oak Knoll Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): 1. Gerald A Haydn, 3280 Oak Knoll Road, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. John Ray, 104 Ofria Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 This business is conducted by Copartners. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gerald A. Haydn GERALD A. HAYDN, GENERAL PARTNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 8730 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to California Business and Professional Codes #21700-21716, Section 2328 of the UCC of the Penal Code, Section 535 the undersigned, Missouri Flat Storage Depot, will sell at public sale by competitive bidding the personal property of: Name: Jason Rigler Property to be sold: May contain the following: Misc. household goods, furniture, boxes & contents. Auctioneer Company: www. storagetreasures.com. The Sale will end at 10:00am Wednesday, March 24th, 2021. Goods must be paid in CASH and removed at completion of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party. Missouri Flat Storage Depot 4680 Missouri Flat Road Placerville, CA 95667 530-626-0333 3/3, 3/10 8731

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Planning Commission Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on March 25, 2021, at 8:30 a.m., to consider: Rezone Z15-0002/ Tentative Parcel Map P15-0006/ Planned Development PD15-0004/ Conditional Use Permit S17-0015/ Montano De El Dorado Phase I and II Master Plan submitted by MONTANO VENTURE 2, LLC to: 1) Rezone (Z15-0002) from Regional Commercial - Community Design Review Combining Zone (CR-DC) to Regional Commercial - Planned Development Combining Zone (CRPD); 2) Commercial Tentative Parcel Map (P15-0006) on Assessor’s Parcel No. 118-010-012 to create a total of 12 commercial parcels from an existing 16.85-acre parcel, ranging from 0.72 acres to 3.48 acres in size, as part of proposed Phase II of the Montano De El Dorado Master Plan; 3) Planned Development (PD150004) to establish a Development Plan for the existing Montano De El Dorado Phase 1 development and the proposed Phase II expansion. Phase I consists of an existing commercial center, consisting of five buildings, on the 20.1-acre project site with a combined total of 39,645 square feet of floor area. Existing uses include retail stores, restaurants, and a bank. The proposed Phase II expansion consists of nine additional commercial buildings with a combined total of approximately 80,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, commercial and office uses, a 55,136 square foot, 100room hotel, a small community pavilion and on-site parking, lighting, signage and landscaping; and 4) Conditional Use Permit (S17-0015) to allow outdoor special events and office uses within existing Phase I and proposed Phase II of the Montano De El Dorado Master Plan. The properties, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 118010-012, 118-010-014, 118-010015, and 118-010-016, consisting of 20.1 acres, is located approximately 0.5 mile south of U.S. Highway 50 on the east side of Latrobe Road at the intersection with White Rock Road, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 2. (County Planner: Tom Purciel, 530-6215903) [An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2017072027) consisting of a Draft EIR and Final EIR has been prepared for the project] Agenda and Staff Reports are available prior at https://eldorado. legistar.com/Calendar.aspx All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Planning Commission in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted at https://eldorado.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@ edcgov.us. To ensure delivery to the Commission prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted by Thursday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the Commission meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING COMMISSION TIFFANY SCHMID, Executive Secretary March 3, 2021 3/3 8732 TSG NO.: 1637422CAD TS NO.: CA2000286586 APN: 041-960-001-000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7801 SLUG GULCH ROAD SOMERSET, CA 95684 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/09/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03/24/2021 at 10:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 06/16/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0049061-00, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of EL DORADO County, State of California. Executed by: DIRK TRONE AND KATHLEEN TRONE HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 041-960-001000 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 7801 SLUG GULCH ROAD, SOMERSET, CA 95684 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of

the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $ 419,559.83. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this internet website http:// search.nationwideposting.com/ propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA2000286586 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (916)939-0772, or visit this internet website http:// search.nationwideposting.com/ propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA2000286586 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0373199 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 03/03/2021, 03/10/2021, 03/17/2021 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8733 PUBLIC NOTICE

EL DORADO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: EL DORADO COUNTY FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PROPOSALS must be received no later than 4:00 pm on April 16, 2021 local time at the office of the EL DORADO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, 2828 EASY STREET, SUITE 1, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95667. PROPOSALS must be submitted in a sealed envelope that is clearly marked “El Dorado County Freeway Service Patrol.” The Request for Proposals is available online at https://www. edctc.org/requestsforproposals Questions about this project should be directed to the Executive Director, Mr. Woodrow Deloria at wdeloria@ edctc.org 3/3 8734 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will hold a public hearing on the items described below at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on March 24, 2021. Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020), the Commission will hold this meeting by teleconference. Individual locations of Commissioners will not be provided or made accessible to the public. More information regarding public access to the meeting will be available with the

publication of the meeting agenda. Written communications should be filed prior to the date of the hearing by email to lafco@edlafco.us. Executive Order N-29-20 requires agencies holding meetings via teleconferences to let the public know how they may access the agency’s public meetings. If the meeting will proceed in a manner that differs from this notice due to different technological issues or the termination of the state of emergency that necessitates this meeting being held by teleconference, such alternate procedure shall be specified on the Commission agenda and on the Commission’s web site (www.edlafco.us). The public hearing scheduled for the March 24, 2021 meeting is as follows: 1. Public hearing to consider and adopt CEQA Statutory Exemption §15061(b)(3) for, and updates to, the sphere of influence for the Garden Valley Ranch Estates Community Services District (LAFCO Project No. 2019-07). 2. Public hearing to consider and adopt CEQA Statutory Exemption §15061(b)(3) for, and updates to, the sphere of influence for the Sierra Oaks Community Services District (LAFCO Project No. 202005). 3. Public hearing to consider and adopt CEQA Categorical Exemption §15320 for the El Dorado County Fire Protection District (EDCFPD) Island Annexation; LAFCO Project No. 2020-01. EDCFPD submitted a resolution of application to LAFCO to annex 159 parcels, consisting of fourteen separate island areas (5,448 acres), completely surrounded by EDCFPD’s boundaries. EDCFPD already extends emergency services to the affected parcels, but the property owners do not presently contribute to District financing. Annexation would align the District’s boundaries more closely with its service area and first response area. The islands are located throughout the county in the communities of Cool, Pilot Hill, Shingle Springs, Fruitridge Road, Smith Flat, Pleasant Valley, Camino, and Pollock Pines. This item will begin at 6:00 pm. 4. Report of the Ad Hoc Budget Committee and consideration and adoption of a proposed LAFCO budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22 along with budget priorities and goals. Meeting materials will be available five days before the meeting. Any person may submit oral or written comments. Staff will distribute written comments to the Commission if submitted 24 hours before the meeting. If you have any questions, you may contact the LAFCO office during normal business hours at (530) 295-2707; José Henriquez, Executive Officer, 550 Main Street, Suite E, Placerville, CA 95667. EL DORADO COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION JOSÉ C. HENRÍQUEZ, EXECUTIVE OFFICER MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT TO BE PUBLISHED ONE TIME ONLY: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 8735 3/3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Placerville Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing as a Teleconference Meeting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. on the following agenda items: 822 Spring Street - Site Plan Review (SPR) 21-01: Consideration of request by Matt Barber for Site Plan Review involving completed siding and garage door modifications to an existing single-storied single family residence located within the Coloma Street – Spring Street Residential Historic District. Location: 822 Spring Street, Placerville, CA. A.P.N.: 001161-071. Zone: R-1-6 (Single-Family Residential) Historic District Zone). Property Owner: Matt Barber. Zoning Interpretation (ZON) 21-01: Consideration of request to render a zoning interpretation to consider transient short-term rental (thirty (30) or fewer consecutive nights) uses within the CBD (Central Business District Zone, Zoning Ordinance Section 10-5-14), including property owned by the Applicant located at 328 Main Street, Placerville. APN 003-121-005. Environmental Status: Class 3 Categorical Exemption per Guidelines Section 15303(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), in that it involves the conversion of small structures, Applicant: Celia Lux. Given the COVID-19 Pandemic emergency, this meeting will be a teleconferenced meeting, with detailed instructions for participation included on the agenda to be made available on the Planning Commission Meetings webpage: https://www.cityofplacerville.org/ pc-meetings, 72-hours prior to the meeting. For further information regarding these applications, you may review the files for these request at the Development Services Department during regular business hours, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. prior to the public hearing; alternatively, the public may view filed documents via the Planning Division’s, Current Development Projects webpage for residential and commercial category projects: https://www. c i t y o f p l a c e r v i l l e . o rg / c u r r e n t development-projects. Written comments on these projects may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing, by mailing or delivering them to the Development Services Department Division, 3101 Center Street, 2nd Floor, Placerville, CA 95667, or by email: pv.planning@ gmail.com. For inclusion in the agenda packet to be distributed, written comments of interested parties should be submitted to the Development Services Department prior to Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Any persons interested in these matters are invited to participate and present testimony either for or against the proposed application. If you challenge the action taken on this matter in court, the challenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Development Services Department at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk (530) 642-5531 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. 3/3 8736

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